On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas.
A particular crease in the palm.
A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.
A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.
System or structure of vital importance to a community.
A source of salvation in a crisis.
a strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay
a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera)
to connect something to something else.
to connect a cellular smartphone to another personal computer in order to give it access to a hotspot.
to restrict something with a tether.